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Lubber

This little fellow appeared right in front of my window yesterday. It is a Lubber Grass Hopper, a relatively common critter here in Florida. It is about 3 inches long. The babies come out of the ground as little black hoppers, they just have a bright yellow stripe on their side. When they grow mature and eat every leaf in sight, they look like this colorful toy.

Thanks. I took it with portrait setting and I did sharpen in PS. It was quite a challenge to get him. He would run away and under things and I chased him through the bushes, bending branches, always having the camera ready in one hand. I was much clumsier than the lubber

This is an old photo that I scanned in. I stumbled on it and had to laugh. This cat was a big old Tomcat, he adapted us and fell in love with this broom. I cut the handle off so it became all his, and he sat and rolled and slept on it, he clawed it up until there was nothing left in the end

Some ducks from a park right across from where I work. I had some shots of 5+, but the background (water) wasn't very clean due to the amount of ducks swimming in the ponds here, so this was probably the nicest looking shot I had. Too bad too, the ducklings were rather cute following mom.

WHEN ANIMALS ATTACK IV: The wasp taking out a...umm...brown thing. I got out of my car to take some photos of a flower garden in a different park near me and these things landed (kinda hard) next to myself and my mother who was also out for a ride with me. I said, "Oooh! NEAT!" She said, "Oh, gross! The poor thing!" I had to zoom in to actual pixel size in Photoshop from a 10 MP shot and crop the extra area (my zoom's not extra strong, though I was pretty close). Either way, the detail should be "OK". And here I thought wasps only fed on pollen - ha! (P.S. - I thought this was the "animal" thread, what's with the insects! I have plenty more bugs to show...was waiting for a topic.)

My father wanted a purebred Ragdoll cat, he got two. He got 2 mixed breed cats (unknowingly), who are sisters. They're loving cats, but not up to the standards of the breed, and he hates making the decision but he's getting rid of one, if not both of them and getting a true purebred Ragdoll.

Kitten to be returned #1 - Willow (Ragdoll mix)

Kitten to be returned #2 - Panda (Ragdoll mix)

They say, "Practice makes perfect," yet they also say, "Nobody's perfect". I don't get it.

This morning one of those little crab spiders built a web right by my entry door. They are abundant here in my garden. They never get bigger than about 1/2 inch. I have rescued many butterflies from their nets, but then I wonder if that is the right thing to do, They both live by what nature gives them, so I feel bad either way.

Ulrike, you're amazing girl!! you should start a photolog! really...
and that grasshopper is beautiful!

What a fine compliment Thank you so much.

You know, it is the love for detail that lets me discover things that a lot of people just do not pay attention to. I should start a lot of things, I am so overwhelmed with this desire to do so many things at once.

For years now we have this night moth living in our garden shed. It is sleeping there in the daytime and fluttering out with swift speed at night. The wingspan is about 8 inches (about 20 cm), a huge thing. I do not know if it has been the same one all these years or offspring that has been imprinted with the location.

I do not know if it has been the same one all these years or offspring that has been imprinted with the location.

Unless I am mistaken all moths and butterflies are part of a rather short life-cycle, but I must admit to have one at the same place year after year would suggest the same one since when they lay eggs they lay thousands of them and why would only 1 return?

I am a little mistified about this. It is still a beautiful specimen. Well captured Datura.

These little furry guys are to me always so cute and lovely although for many people they are the worst of pests. I still think that they bring an air of tranquility to any park in a city. A little bit of real jungle in the concrete one.

Unless I am mistaken all moths and butterflies are part of a rather short life-cycle, but I must admit to have one at the same place year after year would suggest the same one since when they lay eggs they lay thousands of them and why would only 1 return?

I am a little mistified about this. It is still a beautiful specimen. Well captured Datura.

I did read somewhere that some of these moth can live several years. And at one time in the past we had two of them living in the shed. One had a wing that was quite battered and fringed, was a bit smaller as well, it vanished. Now it is just the large one.